2023
CADASIL mice are characterized by simultaneous metabolic and vascular stress
Wei Z, Li Y, Chen L, Liu H, Yao M, Xu J, Louvi A, Duan W, Lu H. CADASIL mice are characterized by simultaneous metabolic and vascular stress. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2023 DOI: 10.58530/2023/2649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCADASIL miceMouse modelMouse model of CADASILVascular stressNon-contrast MRI techniqueImpaired cerebrovascular reactivityMicrovascular dysfunctionTherapeutic trialsCerebrovascular reactivityMonogenic conditionsVascular pathologyLacunar strokeMRI techniquesMiceCADASILElevated oxygen consumptionPathologyOxygen consumptionVascular cognitive impairmentCognitive impairment
2017
Combined HMG-COA reductase and prenylation inhibition in treatment of CCM
Nishimura S, Mishra-Gorur K, Park J, Surovtseva YV, Sebti SM, Levchenko A, Louvi A, Gunel M. Combined HMG-COA reductase and prenylation inhibition in treatment of CCM. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 5503-5508. PMID: 28500274, PMCID: PMC5448170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1702942114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesDiphosphonatesDrosophilaDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalDrug Therapy, CombinationEndothelial CellsFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedFemaleFluvastatinHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsImidazolesIndolesMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMicePregnancyProtein PrenylationZoledronic AcidConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsTreatment of CCMsCommon vascular anomaliesPotential pharmacological treatment optionsFocal neurological deficitsPharmacological treatment optionsCCM diseaseAcute mouse modelCentral nervous systemNeurological deficitsHemorrhagic strokePharmacological therapyLesion burdenVascular deficitsSymptomatic lesionsCombination therapyTreatment optionsVascular anomaliesGlial cellsCavernous malformationsMouse modelPrimary astrocytesNervous systemDrug AdministrationSustained inhibition
2011
Hypomorphic Notch 3 alleles link Notch signaling to ischemic cerebral small-vessel disease
Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Manent J, Lee JH, Tikka S, Ospina C, Vanderburg CR, Frosch MP, Rodríguez-Falcón M, Villen J, Gygi S, Lopera F, Kalimo H, Moskowitz MA, Ayata C, Louvi A, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Hypomorphic Notch 3 alleles link Notch signaling to ischemic cerebral small-vessel disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: e128-e135. PMID: 21555590, PMCID: PMC3102344, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1101964108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall vessel diseaseIschemic cerebral small-vessel diseaseCerebral small vessel diseaseGranular osmiophilic materialMouse modelCerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathySmooth muscle cell degenerationBrain vessel pathologyPrevalent human conditionVascular smooth muscle cellsNotch 3 mutationPostmortem human tissueAutosomal dominant arteriopathyTransgenic mouse modelIschemic stroke susceptibilityAge-dependent phenotypeMuscle cell degenerationSmooth muscle cellsNotch-3 receptorCommon monogenic causeIschemic strokeVascular dementiaSubcortical infarctsReceptor activity assaysHuman brain vessels
2008
Linking Notch signaling to ischemic stroke
Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Zhou Z, Shin HK, Louvi A, Kim HH, Savitz SI, Liao JK, Salomone S, Ayata C, Moskowitz MA, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Linking Notch signaling to ischemic stroke. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 4856-4861. PMID: 18347334, PMCID: PMC2290794, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0709867105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsGenetic rescue experimentsUnderlying cellular pathwaysSpecific gene targetsKnockout mouse modelCellular pathwaysIschemic strokeGene targetsRescue experimentsSMC functionLong-term neurological disabilityMolecular analysisPathophysiology of strokeIschemic phenotypeMuscle cellsNotch-3Neurological disabilityCommon causeMouse modelStriking susceptibilityParaloguesStrokeNotchPhenotype